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Issues in Her Community Post-Hurricane Katrina

Overseeing a large social services organization in New Orleans, Deena Gerber struggled to help her clients get the help they needed when infrastructure collapsed after Katrina.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Issues in Her Community Post-Hurricane Katrina." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/deena-gerber-really-crisis>.